# byssa
## Finnish
### Etymology

Shortened, ultimately from Middle Dutch kabuys, probably through Swedish kabyss.
Doublet of kapyysi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbysːɑ/, [ˈbys̠ːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ysːɑ
* Hyphenation: bys‧sa

### Noun

byssa (slang)
* (nautical) galley, caboose (ship kitchen)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of byssa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
byssani
byssani
accusative
nom.
byssani
byssani
gen.
byssani
genitive
byssani
byssieni byssaini $^{rare}$
partitive
byssaani
byssiani
inessive
byssassani
byssissani
elative
byssastani
byssistani
illative
byssaani
byssiini
adessive
byssallani
byssillani
ablative
byssaltani
byssiltani
allative
byssalleni
byssilleni
essive
byssanani
byssinani
translative
byssakseni
byssikseni
abessive
byssattani
byssittani
instructive
comitative
—byssineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
byssasi
byssasi
accusative
nom.
byssasi
byssasi
gen.
byssasi
genitive
byssasi
byssiesi byssaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
byssaasi
byssiasi
inessive
byssassasi
byssissasi
elative
byssastasi
byssistasi
illative
byssaasi
byssiisi
adessive
byssallasi
byssillasi
ablative
byssaltasi
byssiltasi
allative
byssallesi
byssillesi
essive
byssanasi
byssinasi
translative
byssaksesi
byssiksesi
abessive
byssattasi
byssittasi
instructive
comitative
—byssinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
byssamme
byssamme
accusative
nom.
byssamme
byssamme
gen.
byssamme
genitive
byssamme
byssiemme byssaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
byssaamme
byssiamme
inessive
byssassamme
byssissamme
elative
byssastamme
byssistamme
illative
byssaamme
byssiimme
adessive
byssallamme
byssillamme
ablative
byssaltamme
byssiltamme
allative
byssallemme
byssillemme
essive
byssanamme
byssinamme
translative
byssaksemme
byssiksemme
abessive
byssattamme
byssittamme
instructive
comitative
—byssinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
byssanne
byssanne
accusative
nom.
byssanne
byssanne
gen.
byssanne
genitive
byssanne
byssienne byssainne $^{rare}$
partitive
byssaanne
byssianne
inessive
byssassanne
byssissanne
elative
byssastanne
byssistanne
illative
byssaanne
byssiinne
adessive
byssallanne
byssillanne
ablative
byssaltanne
byssiltanne
allative
byssallenne
byssillenne
essive
byssananne
byssinanne
translative
byssaksenne
byssiksenne
abessive
byssattanne
byssittanne
instructive
comitative
—byssinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
byssansa
byssansa
accusative
nom.
byssansa
byssansa
gen.
byssansa
genitive
byssansa
byssiensa byssainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
byssaansa
byssiaan byssiansa
inessive
byssassaan byssassansa
byssissaan byssissansa
elative
byssastaan byssastansa
byssistaan byssistansa
illative
byssaansa
byssiinsa
adessive
byssallaan byssallansa
byssillaan byssillansa
ablative
byssaltaan byssaltansa
byssiltaan byssiltansa
allative
byssalleen byssallensa
byssilleen byssillensa
essive
byssanaan byssanansa
byssinaan byssinansa
translative
byssakseen byssaksensa
byssikseen byssiksensa
abessive
byssattaan byssattansa
byssittaan byssittansa
instructive
comitative
—byssineen byssinensa :

#### Synonyms

* kapyysi

#### See also

* pentteri

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā. Cognate with Swedish bössa, Danish bøsse.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɪsːa/
    Rhymes: -ɪsːa

### Noun

byssa f (genitive singular byssu, nominative plural byssur)
* gun

#### Derived terms

* byssugikkur
* byssukúla (“bullet”)
* byssustingur m (“bayonet”)
* fallbyssa (“cannon”)
* haglabyssa (“shotgun”)
* hríðskotabyssa (“submachine gun”)
* loftbyssa
* skammbyssa (“handgun”)
* teygjubyssa (“slingshot”)
* vélbyssa (“machine gun”)

### See also

* framhlaðningur
* gikkur
* kjaftur
* riffill
* skotvopn

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* byssen

### Noun

byssa m or f
* definite feminine singular of bysse

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

byssa f
* definite singular of bysse

## Swedish
### Etymology

Short form of kabyss. Compare Norwegian Bokmål bysse, Norwegian Nynorsk bysse.

### Noun

byssa c
* (nautical, slang) a galley (ship's kitchen)
    Synonym: kabyss

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | byssa | byssas |
| singular | definite | byssan | byssans |
| plural | indefinite | byssor | byssors |
| plural | definite | byssorna | byssornas |

#### See also

* byssan lull

### References

* Terms with translations from the Swedish Maritime Administration